I was born and raised in the high desert of Nevada in a tiny town called Searchlight. My dad was a hard rock miner. My mom took in wash. I grew up around people of strong values – even if they rarely talked about them.
Things with my dad were pretty good until I won an Academy Award. He was really loving to me until I got more attention than he did. Then he hated me.
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My dad's era believed that there was something noble in being a good guy – the kind of guy that lived straight and narrow told the truth and stood up for what he believed was right.
